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- Date: Thu, 14 Apr 94 13:58:46 PDT
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- Subject: Info-Hams Digest V94 #416
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-
-
- Info-Hams Digest Thu, 14 Apr 94 Volume 94 : Issue 416
-
- Today's Topics:
- AMSAT HF PBBS MOVE
- Anyone Bicycle Mobile?
- C91J QSL Info
- Daily Summary of Solar Geophysical Activity for 12 April
- Florida west coast repeaters
- FM Broadcast as a freq. ref.
- Green Card Lottery- Final One?
- Ham radio in Germany
- IPS Daily Report - 13 April 94
- Katashi Nose, KH6IJ, 1916-1994
- Need Address of Panavise
- QSL route
- RS Sale on Handhelds ????
- Spatial Polarity ??
- STOP SENDING HAMS ON USENET CRAP !!!
-
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- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Date: 14 Apr 94 18:46:12 GMT
- From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu
- Subject: AMSAT HF PBBS MOVE
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- SB PBBS@AMSAT $ARTS-094
- AMSAT PBBS MOVE
-
- The AMSAT PBBS will be changing frequency and modes starting April
- 15th at 1600 UTC. The AMSAT PBBS will be on a Mark freqeuncy of 14.079,
- that's (14.181.1 AFSK LSB), using the mode Pactor with the callsign WT0N.
- The new schedule will be as follows: Monday THRU Saturday from 1600 UTC
- until 2300 UTC on a Mark freqeuncy of 14.079. From 2330 UTC until 0400 UTC
- on a Mark freqeuncy of 7.073.5 that's (7.075.6 AFSK LSB), using the Mode
- Pactor. These changes have been made to better serve AMSAT users with better
- coverage and use of a mode that many of the users have expressed an interest
- in. If anyone would like to use the Mode G-TOR, please let me know and I
- can see about setting up a schedule for G-TOR users. Please send any
- comments or suggestions to one of the following:
- INTERNET: BJARTS@STTHOMAS.EDU
- PACKET: WT0N@WB0GDB.#STP.MN.USA.NOAM
- PACTOR: WT0N
-
- The AMSAT PBBS will have updated Keps and AMSAT BULLETINS, along with
- SpaceNews and other satellite related items.
-
- 73 AND THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND INTEREST THE AMATEUR SATELLTIE PROGRAM
- de BJ ARTS WT0N
-
- /EX
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 11 Apr 94 10:05:24 EDT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!sdd.hp.com!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!sunic!psinntp!psinntp!main03!landisj@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: Anyone Bicycle Mobile?
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- In article <2o7v2p$irj@tuba.cit.cornell.edu>, jrl2@crux1.cit.cornell.edu (Jeffrey R. Luszcz) writes:
- > Hi,
- > I just did some bike-mobile operation last tuesday.
- > I was only biking about 5 miles but this is what I
- > learned. First my setup. I have an old army ledic
- > bag that I throw over my shoulder, its strap goes
- > crosswise accross my chest. I put my handheld in the
- > bag with the antenna sticking out of the top flap but
- > tighten the clasps down tight. I have my ht wrapped in a
- > canvas holdere inside the bag. I attach a clip speacker
- > mike to the shoulder strap and put the volume way up.
- > This lets me hear nicely when other people are talking
- > and lets me compete with wind noise when I'm talking
- > since the mike is close to my mouth.
- > I thought abouut one of those fancy ear mikes but
- > decided agaist it because.
- > 1) its too easy to get hit on your bike anyway, so why
- > add yet another reason to get distracted
- > 2) too much $$$$
- > 3) would probably hurt if the ht fell out or off and the ear thing
- > got ripped out.
- >
- > I have heard that if you connect your ht to your antenna
- > with a cable between the antenna and the ht, if it falls
- > its easier on the antenna connector, but I haven't tried
- > it myself.
- >
- > I've thought about mounting it on my handle bars but I'm
- > worried about vibration...
- >
- >
- > hope this helps.
- >
- > -Jeff N2TIQ
- >
- I've been taking an HT along on some mountain bike trips in NE PA. I haven't
- actually tried to ATB ride and operate though, except some simplex stuff
- once on smooth back roads in the NJ pine barrens. Maybe when I get a speaker
- mike I'll give it a try. Should be able to clip it to your helmet chin strap.
- Ever consider mounting a longer rubber duck on a Blackburn aluminum rear MTB
- rack? Might be a pretty good ground, at least for UHF. Maybe you could
- even shock mount the HT on the rack. These racks are very strong, and would
- provide good impact protection if the radio was centrally mounted. A small
- sealed 12V gel cell pack on the rack would be nice too! I thought about
- handlebar mounting. I wouldn't want anything there for some of the endos I
- take.
-
- 73, Joe - AA3GN
- --
- Joe Landis - System & Network Mgr. - North American Drager Co.
- landisj@drager.com | uupsi5!main03!landisj | AA3GN @ WB3JOE
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Mon, 11 Apr 1994 12:46:19 GMT
- From: sgiblab!swrinde!emory!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!howland.reston.ans.net!EU.net!relay.puug.pt!news.inesc.pt!animal.inescn.pt!ciup2.ncc.up.pt!news.ci.ua.pt!etjfonte@ames.arpa
- Subject: C91J QSL Info
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- MIDN Vasily Chistiakov (M970984) (m970984@usna.navy.mil) wrote:
-
- : Does anyone know who the QSL manager for C91J is? Thanks
-
- QSL to W8GIO ... Good DX'ing
-
- 73's de CT1ENQ
- --
- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
- | Jose' Miguel M.B.Fonte | Universidade de Aveiro - PORTUGAL |
- | | Departamento de Electronica e Telecom. |
- | E-mail : etjfonte@ci.ua.pt |-----------------------------------------|
- | | Ham callsign : CT1ENQ "always QRV" |
- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 14 Apr 94 04:25:51 GMT
- From: agate!howland.reston.ans.net!cs.utexas.edu!utnut!utcsri!newsflash.concordia.ca!canopus.cc.umanitoba.ca!tribune.usask.ca!kakwa.ucs.ualberta.ca!quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca!alberta!ve6mgs!usenet@@.
- Subject: Daily Summary of Solar Geophysical Activity for 12 April
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
-
- DAILY SUMMARY OF SOLAR GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY
-
- 12 APRIL, 1994
-
- /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
-
- (Based In-Part On SESC Observational Data)
-
-
- SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY INDICES FOR 12 APRIL, 1994
- ---------------------------------------------------------
-
- NOTE: The background x-ray flux was below A1.0 and energetic electrons at
- greater than 2 MeV continue at high to very high levels.
-
- !!BEGIN!! (1.0) S.T.D. Solar Geophysical Data Broadcast for DAY 102, 04/12/94
- 10.7 FLUX=073.9 90-AVG=095 SSN=017 BKI=4442 3233 BAI=017
- BGND-XRAY=A1.0 FLU1=1.6E+05 FLU10=1.0E+04 PKI=5553 3344 PAI=025
- BOU-DEV=063,061,066,017,021,019,034,031 DEV-AVG=039 NT SWF=00:000
- XRAY-MAX= B1.1 @ 0508UT XRAY-MIN= A1.0 @ 2111UT XRAY-AVG= A3.0
- NEUTN-MAX= +003% @ 1530UT NEUTN-MIN= -002% @ 1830UT NEUTN-AVG= +0.3%
- PCA-MAX= +0.1DB @ 2355UT PCA-MIN= -0.5DB @ 0115UT PCA-AVG= -0.0DB
- BOUTF-MAX=55364NT @ 0046UT BOUTF-MIN=55304NT @ 1843UT BOUTF-AVG=55332NT
- GOES7-MAX=P:+000NT@ 0000UT GOES7-MIN=N:+000NT@ 0000UT G7-AVG=+076,+000,+000
- GOES6-MAX=P:+128NT@ 1755UT GOES6-MIN=N:-115NT@ 0312UT G6-AVG=+094,+028,-046
- FLUXFCST=STD:100,095,090;SESC:100,095,090 BAI/PAI-FCST=020,015,010/020,015,012
- KFCST=3344 5333 3344 4332 27DAY-AP=018,032 27DAY-KP=4343 3433 4555 4343
- WARNINGS=*GSTRM;*AURMIDWCH
- ALERTS=
- !!END-DATA!!
-
- NOTE: The Effective Sunspot Number for 11 APR 94 was 15.2.
- The Full Kp Indices for 11 APR 94 are: 4+ 6- 6- 5+ 4- 3+ 3+ 4+
- The 3-Hr Ap Indices for 11 APR 94 are: 34 62 66 55 25 20 19 35
- Greater than 2 MeV Electron Fluence for 12 APR is: 2.3E+09
-
-
- SYNOPSIS OF ACTIVITY
- --------------------
-
- Solar activity continues very low. Region 7700 (N09E20)
- is the only spotted region visible.
-
- Solar activity forecast: solar activity is expected to be
- very low.
-
- The geomagnetic field varied from quiet to minor storm levels.
- The most disturbed periods occurred during local nighttimes.
- The greater than 2 MeV electron fluence was at high levels.
-
- Geophysical activity forecast: the geomagnetic field is
- expected to be mostly active early, then calm to generally
- unsettled conditions by the end of the interval.
-
- Event probabilities 13 apr-15 apr
-
- Class M 01/01/01
- Class X 01/01/01
- Proton 01/01/01
- PCAF Green
-
- Geomagnetic activity probabilities 13 apr-15 apr
-
- A. Middle Latitudes
- Active 35/30/25
- Minor Storm 25/20/10
- Major-Severe Storm 10/10/05
-
- B. High Latitudes
- Active 40/30/30
- Minor Storm 30/20/20
- Major-Severe Storm 15/10/10
-
- HF propagation conditions continued to be well below
- normal over most regions. High and polar latitudes continue to
- see periods of poor to very poor propagation. All regions are
- experiencing depressions in MUF by about 30 to 40 percent.
- Gradual improvements are expect on 13 or 14 April over the
- lower latitudes. Higher latitudes will likely require
- additional days to recover from this disturbance. Recurrent
- night-sector substorming will continue to produce periods of
- minor signal degradation over the high and polar latitude
- circuits.
-
-
- COPIES OF JOINT USAF/NOAA SESC SOLAR GEOPHYSICAL REPORTS
- ========================================================
-
- REGIONS WITH SUNSPOTS. LOCATIONS VALID AT 12/2400Z APRIL
- --------------------------------------------------------
- NMBR LOCATION LO AREA Z LL NN MAG TYPE
- 7700 N08E20 203 0030 CRO 05 007 BETA
- REGIONS DUE TO RETURN 13 APRIL TO 15 APRIL
- NMBR LAT LO
- 7696 S16 096
-
-
- LISTING OF SOLAR ENERGETIC EVENTS FOR 12 APRIL, 1994
- ----------------------------------------------------
- BEGIN MAX END RGN LOC XRAY OP 245MHZ 10CM SWEEP
- NONE
-
-
- POSSIBLE CORONAL MASS EJECTION EVENTS FOR 12 APRIL, 1994
- --------------------------------------------------------
- BEGIN MAX END LOCATION TYPE SIZE DUR II IV
- NO EVENTS OBSERVED
-
-
- INFERRED CORONAL HOLES. LOCATIONS VALID AT 12/2400Z
- ---------------------------------------------------
- ISOLATED HOLES AND POLAR EXTENSIONS
- EAST SOUTH WEST NORTH CAR TYPE POL AREA OBSN
- 75 N22W02 N08W28 N20W30 N26W07 239 ISO NEG 006 10830A
- 76 N35E88 S30E68 S10E18 N40E88 173 ISO POS 022 10830A
-
-
- SUMMARY OF FLARE EVENTS FOR THE PREVIOUS UTC DAY
- ------------------------------------------------
-
- Date Begin Max End Xray Op Region Locn 2695 MHz 8800 MHz 15.4 GHz
- ------ ---- ---- ---- ---- -- ------ ------ --------- --------- ---------
- 11 Apr: 0524 0527 0530 B1.0
-
-
- REGION FLARE STATISTICS FOR THE PREVIOUS UTC DAY
- ------------------------------------------------
-
- C M X S 1 2 3 4 Total (%)
- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- ------
- Uncorrellated: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 001 (100.0)
-
- Total Events: 001 optical and x-ray.
-
-
- EVENTS WITH SWEEPS AND/OR OPTICAL PHENOMENA FOR THE LAST UTC DAY
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Date Begin Max End Xray Op Region Locn Sweeps/Optical Observations
- ------ ---- ---- ---- ---- -- ------ ------ ---------------------------
- NO EVENTS OBSERVED.
-
- NOTES:
- All times are in Universal Time (UT). Characters preceding begin, max,
- and end times are defined as: B = Before, U = Uncertain, A = After.
- All times associated with x-ray flares (ex. flares which produce
- associated x-ray bursts) refer to the begin, max, and end times of the
- x-rays. Flares which are not associated with x-ray signatures use the
- optical observations to determine the begin, max, and end times.
-
- Acronyms used to identify sweeps and optical phenomena include:
-
- II = Type II Sweep Frequency Event
- III = Type III Sweep
- IV = Type IV Sweep
- V = Type V Sweep
- Continuum = Continuum Radio Event
- Loop = Loop Prominence System,
- Spray = Limb Spray,
- Surge = Bright Limb Surge,
- EPL = Eruptive Prominence on the Limb.
-
-
- ** End of Daily Report **
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 14 Apr 94 11:31:09 GMT
- From: dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!tgwright@ucbvax.berkeley.edu
- Subject: Florida west coast repeaters
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- Can anyone tell me what the PL code is for the Sanibel Island 144 repeater?
- Also, what machines are accessible from North Captiva Island with a handheld?
-
- Thanks,
- Tom KF8LM
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Thu, 14 Apr 1994 01:02:14 GMT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!library.ucla.edu!news.ucdavis.edu!csus.edu!netcom.com!wa2ise@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: FM Broadcast as a freq. ref.
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- In article <Co7rLo.5o8@cbnewsm.cb.att.com> hellman@cbnewsm.cb.att.com (eric.s.hellman) writes:
- >I have a stereo rcvr (mainly used as an amp) that displays to 50 KHz.
- >It has always been "off" by that much. That is, stations are tuned in for
- >best reception when the display reads 50 KHz away from the published freq.
- >There's nothing in the service manual that gives an alignment solution.
- >The rcvr has a pll ic and a uP control with clock and counter built in.
- >
- I played with this sort of radio some years ago, and remember that the
- PLL circuits would divide down the local oscillator (used to hetrodyne
- the station's carrier to the IF freq, 10.7MHz) and count out the cycles
- of that and use a crystal based osc for the timing reference. The
- system would count out X cycles per Y cycles of reference cycles,
- Y usually a fixed value, and X would be compared with the expected
- value for the frequency in the band you told it to tune to + 10.7
- Maybe that reference is off frequency a bit. 50KHz out of 100 MHz is
- around what, 500 ppm, crystals should be better than that, but maybe
- there is a trimmer cap you can tweak up. Crystal is probably around
- 4MHz, or sone such number.
- Hope this helps:wq
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Wed, 13 Apr 1994 20:23:31 GMT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!library.ucla.edu!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!howland.reston.ans.net!cs.utexas.edu!chpc.utexas.edu!news.utdallas.edu!corpgate!nrtpa038!brtph560!tcain@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: Green Card Lottery- Final One?
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- In article <FAUNT.94Apr12095919@netcom12.netcom.com> faunt@netcom12.netcom.com (Doug Faunt N6TQS 510-655-8604) writes:
- >Perhaps someone, preferably a lawyer, in Arizona, could drop a copy of
- >this message to the local bar association.
-
- why?
- --
- Tom Cain WB8OUE@ko23 tcain@bnr.ca
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Tue, 12 Apr 1994 13:42:54 GMT
- From: usc!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!zaphod.crihan.fr!univ-lyon1.fr!swidir.switch.ch!scsing.switch.ch!news.dfn.de!news.dfn.de!news.uni-bielefeld.de!news.uni-essen.de!Kite.@@ihnp4.ucsd.edu
- Subject: Ham radio in Germany
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- x3670 (lieser@iccgcc.cs.hh.ab.com) wrote:
- : Is the 2-meter band typically the most used band in Europe also
- : (particularly Germany)? I know that in Europe it only extends
- : from 144-146MHz, while the 70cm band is much wider. I had thoughts
- : of taking a small rig while vacationing. Does anyone have any
- : experience with this? (I could only hope that I'd pass the test
- : and receive my license before September.)
-
- : I've looked on various ftp sites in Finland and Germany and can't
- : seem to find much info. Also, we don't get 'de' groups here.
-
- : Thanks,
- : Ed Lieser
- : Allen-Bradley Co., Cleveland, Ohio
-
- --
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Holger Kollmeier, DL 2 YBZ kollme@automat.uni-essen.de
- Universitaet GH Essen, FB 12 Tel.: [+49] 201 -- 183 -- 2183
- D - 45117 Essen Fax: [+49] 201 -- 183 -- 2944
- Operator of DL 0 IE (Clubstation University of Essen)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Wed, 13 Apr 1994 23:29:11 GMT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!sunic!trane.uninett.no!nac.no!ifi.uio.no!wabbit.cc.uow.edu.au!metro!ipso!rwc@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: IPS Daily Report - 13 April 94
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
- ISSUED AT 13/2330Z APRIL 1994 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
- FROM THE REGIONAL WARNING CENTRE (RWC), SYDNEY.
- SUMMARY FOR 13 APRIL AND FORECAST UP TO 16 APRIL
-
- IPS Warning 10 was issued on 31 March and is still current.
- -----------------------------------------------------------
-
- 1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
- Activity: very low
-
- Flares: none.
-
- Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number : 074/011
-
- 1B. SOLAR FORECAST
- 14 April 15 April 16 April
- Activity Very low Very low Very low
- Fadeouts None expected None expected None expected
-
- Forecast 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number : 075/013
-
- 1C. SOLAR COMMENT
- None.
- -----------------------------------------------------------
-
- 2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY
- Geomagnetic field at Learmonth: unsettled to active
-
- Estimated Indices : A K Observed A Index 12 April
- Learmonth 21 2343 4444
- Fredericksburg 20 23
- Planetary 20 25
-
- Observed Kp for 12 April: 5553 3344
-
-
- 2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST
- DATE Ap CONDITIONS
- 14 Apr 22 Unsettled to active.
- 15 Apr 15 Unsettled.
- 16 Apr 10 Quiet to unsettled.
-
- 2C. MAGNETIC COMMENT
- None.
- 3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
- LATITUDE BAND
- DATE LOW MIDDLE HIGH
- 13 Apr normal fair-normal poor
- PCA Event : None.
- 3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
- LATITUDE BAND
- DATE LOW MIDDLE HIGH
- 14 Apr normal normal poor-fair
- 15 Apr normal normal fair
- 16 Apr normal normal normal
- 3C. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION COMMENT
- NONE.
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------
-
- 4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY
- MUFs at Sydney were depressed 15-30% until 07UT, near normal
- thereafter.
-
- Observed T index for 13 April: 20
-
- Predicted Monthly T Index for April is 40.
-
- 4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
- DATE T-index MUFs
- 14 Apr 40 Near predicted monthly values.
- 15 Apr 40 Near predicted monthly values.
- 16 Apr 40 Near predicted monthly values.
-
-
- 4C. AUSTRALIAN REGION COMMENT
- None.
- --
- IPS Regional Warning Centre, Sydney |IPS Radio and Space Services
- email: rwc@ips.oz.au fax: +61 2 4148331 |PO Box 5606
- RWC Duty Forecaster tel: +61 2 4148329 |West Chatswood NSW 2057
- Recorded Message tel: +61 2 4148330 |AUSTRALIA
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 14 Apr 94 09:52:53 GMT
- From: dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!cleveland.Freenet.Edu!eq153@ucbvax.berkeley.edu
- Subject: Katashi Nose, KH6IJ, 1916-1994
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- Katashi Nose - The name brings back memories
- of a lifetime of ham radio. The first QST
- articles of his that I remember were before WW2.
- I was a teenager and thought his name was pronounced
- like the proboscis on my face. :-)
-
- I never had the pleasure of working him on the air, but
- will always remember his articlesw. I , for one, will miss him.
-
- My condolences to his family and friends.
- 73, Van - W8UOF
- wvanhorn@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 13 Apr 1994 20:21:22 GMT
- From: lerc.nasa.gov!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!slip1-7.acs.ohio-state.edu!user@purdue.edu
- Subject: Need Address of Panavise
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- Hello,
-
- Could someone who has a catalog or manual handy
- give me the address and phone number of the
- company that makes the Panavise bench presses,
- vises etc.
-
- Thanks,
- Ron Long w8gus.
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Wed, 13 Apr 94 14:40:00 -0400
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!darwin.sura.net!hearst.acc.Virginia.EDU!pplace!pete.wildman@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: QSL route
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- My info for V26AS says qsl via:
- Joe
- PO Box 1828
- St John's, Antigua
- West Indies
-
- Good luck
- Pete/KR4PU
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 14 Apr 94 13:36:02 GMT
- From: hp81.prod.aol.net!search01.news.aol.com!not-for-mail@uunet.uu.net
- Subject: RS Sale on Handhelds ????
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- In article <pruitt.766161859@hubcap>, pruitt@hubcap.clemson.edu (Ken Pruitt)
- writes:
-
- Summarized: Are the 2 mtr and 440 handhelds from Radio Shack any good. He is
- interested since they are both on sale.
-
- The 2 mtr version has been plagued by problems of low audio. Many have had to
- be returned and replaced by RS. Not usre if this problem was duplicated with
- the 440 rig.
-
- But it sounds to me like RS may be getting ready to clear out the inventory and
- drop those models. Not sure if they will be bringing out a new model or simply
- getting out of the ham market. I wish RS was more upfront about their plans.
- Bought one of their Sensation computers and really was burnt when they brought
- out the new model and didn't support the users of their first system. If I
- were you I'd stay away from the RS products and buy your handheld from a
- reputible ham radio manufacturer.
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 14 Apr 94 11:48:20 GMT
- From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu
- Subject: Spatial Polarity ??
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- In responding to questions about EME programs, Charlie Betz N0AKC, says:
- > There is also a new program available from Paul, N1BUG, that also includes
- > spatial polarity calculations (not sure if SKYMOON does that or not).
-
- I know polarity comes in positive and negative. How does this affect radio
- propagation? How is the polarity of space computed?
-
- (Or do you mean polarization? .... as in antennas and radio waves .... )
-
- 73 de Bob, w3otc@amsat.org
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 14 Apr 94 11:42:47 GMT
- From: dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!news.Brown.EDU!noc.near.net!news.delphi.com!gilbaronw0mn@ucbvax.berkeley.edu
- Subject: STOP SENDING HAMS ON USENET CRAP !!!
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- >gilbaronw0mn@delphi.com (Gilbert Baron) writes:
- >
- >>Please explain why crossposting does not use more bandwidth. Inquiring
- minds
- >>would like to know. 10k x 2 lists is 20k of data.
- >
- >Because the article is but one, with a reference to all the other groups
- >that may have interest in it. 10k x 1 newsgroup with 3 other newsgroups
-
- I have recieved this explanation a number of times and it is a good thing.
- Delphi does work that way too. THe only problem with delphi is that many are
- using the same program that I do to give them an offline capability for
- usenet and the local forums. That program get the news directly from the
- news data base and it does not do anything to the .newsrc file which means
- mulitple reciept for the users. It also does not permit crossposting and
- that can mean multiple post although I think few do that. I am trying to get
- the author to implement crosspost. Perhaps in another version.
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- Gil Baron, El Baron Rojo, W0MN Rochester,MN
- "Bailar es Vivir"
- PGP2.3 key at key servers or upon request
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